Offset trip lever fitting

ABSTRACT

There is disclosed a bath drain which provides connection of the drain outlet of a bath tub with a tee which is positioned within the outline of the frame members of a standard stud wall, and an overflow arm of sinuous configuration connecting the overflow head to the tee, drain control operating mechanism being provided if desired.

O United States Patent 1191 1111 3,860,977

Politz Jan. 21, 1975 [5 1 OFFSET TRIP LEVER FITTING 3.392.409 7/1968Politz 4/199 5] Inventor: William E. pomz, Delphi?! Ind- 3,551,92l1/1971 Fox et al 4/199 [73] Assignee: Stephen A. Young, Monticello, Ind.FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 29,932 1/1904 Switzerland 4/194 [22]Filed: Nov. 13, 1972 [21] Appl' No; 306,355 Primary ExaminerDonald E.Watkins Assistant Examiner-Stuart S. Levy [52] U S Cl H199 Attorney,Agent, or FirmRobb & Robb 51 Int. Cl. 186511 1/232 [58] Field of Search4/198-200, [57] ABSTRA( :T I

4/204, 206, DIG. 7, 194, 195, 197 252 R, There 18 dlsclosed a bath drainWhlCh provides con- 1 52/34 nection of the drain outlet of a bath tubwith a tee which is positioned within the outline of the frame [56]References Cited members of a standard stud wall, and an overflow armUNITED STATES PATENTS of sinuous configuration connecting the overflowhead 2 1 6 7/1938 N t 4/199 to the tee, drain control operatingmechanism being ys rom 2,405,849 8/1946 Riker 4/206 provlded If3,238,538 3/1966 Turner 4/252 R 2 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure OFFSET TRIPLEVER FITTING SUMMARY OF INVENTION A bath drain construction including atub with a drain outlet, and wherein there is a drain tee within thewall framing members, and wherein there is an overflow outlet in the tubhaving an overflow outlet in the tub having an overflow head thereinwith the head being outside the wall framing members. A rigid sinuouspipe connects the head to the drain tee. A plug is located in the tee toprevent liquid outflow. And a lever operates the plug through rigidjointed elements.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is a principal object of this invention toprovide a drain mechanism for use in conjunction with standard bathtubs, which mechanism will permit the installation of a tub so that partof the same is within the outline of a standard frame wall of the usualstud construction so that space is saved and yet connection isfacilitated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a trip lever mechanismwhich includes connections from the usual drain outlet of a bath tub toa tee, by means of a waste arm, the tee being in turn connected to theusual drain system, the overflow connection from an overflow headprovided in the tub as required to the drain tee being in the form of asinuous member which nevertheless permits the connection of operatingmechanism to regulate the outflow of liquid from the tub as desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide the bath drain of theclass described in which the waste shoe is connected by a waste arm tothe drain outlet and tee, a sinuous tubular member extends from the teeupward to the over flow head and face plate provided therefor, leadingto the bath tub at the upper portion thereof, with operating mechanismof rigid jointed elements being arranged to effect control of flowthrough the drain outlet.

Other and further objects of the invention will be understood from aconsideration of the specification appended hereto, and disclosed in thedrawing wherein the single FIGURE shows the drain of this invention asbeing mounted on a tub and connected so that it is related to theenvironment in which the same is particularly advantageous, being shownin relation to a standard stud wall and a standard tub positioned withrespect thereto.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to the FIGURE in the drawing,there is shown a tub of generally conventional construction indicated bythe dotted lines at 1 as to the end of the same, with the bottomindicated at 2 and having a drain outlet 3 therein.

The upper edge of the tub I is equipped with a rim 4 of generallyconventional construction which in turn is positioned against the studsone of which is illustrated at 5, the studs in that wall being alignedtherewith in accordance with usual practice and providing an outline,the stud 5 having a dimension A of the usual 3% and 3% dimension, thestud wall having wall covering as suggested at 6 on one side extendingupwardly from the rim of the tub, and at 7 on the opposite side to coverthe wall in the room to which that side of the studs is exposed.

Turning now more specifically to the construction of the bath drainitself, the same is shown as comprising a waste tee 8 of generallyconventional construction, having a slip joint connection 9 at one sidethereof to receive the waste arm 10 of the drain, to which is threadedlyconnected at 11 a waste shoe 12 of substantially conventionalconstruction, which shoe 12 is in turn provided with suitable threadssuch as 13 to accept and maintain a drain outlet member 14 therein toprovide a sealed connection at the drain outlet 3 of the tub 1.

The tee 8 is connected to the drain system of the house or place inwhich the bath drain is positioned, by means of an outlet tube 15, thisbeing conventional in most respects.

The upper end of the tee 8 is equipped with a slip joint connection 16,adapted to receive the lower end of the overflow arm generally denotedat 17, in this case the overflow arm being a tubular member of one piecesinuous tubular construction, having the bend 18 therein with a furtherbend at 19 so that the member is able to be connected from the slipjoint connection 16 in the top of the tee 8 to the threaded lowerconnection 20 of the overflow head 21, which overflow head is mounted atthe overflow opening 22 of the tub I.

The overflow head 21 is equipped with an overflow face plate 23 to coverthe opening therein, and provide a mounting means for certain operatingmechanism now to be particularly described as including a lever means 24connected at one end 25 to a rigid element 26 which may be used foradjustment purposes and includes at one end the eye 27.

The eye 27 of the element 26 is in turn connected to a further rigidelement 28 by a suitable eye formed therein denoted at 29, and includingat its lower end a further eye 30 which engages a like member 31 ofshorter length, however, but including an eye 32 at its upper end and afurther eye 33 at the lower end thereof.

The eye 33 is connected to the bail 34 of a plug member 35 which plugmember 35 is adapted to engage a seat 36 by a seat portion 37 formedthereon so as to prevent liquid outflow through the waste arm 10 untilthe user intentionally operates the plug by the operating mechanism justheretofore described, so as to raise and lower the plug toward and awayfrom the seat 36 in the tee 8. The plug member 35 is hollow to permitwater to pass through from the overflow arm when the member is seated.This plug member is well known in the art.

It will be apparent that manipulation of the lever 24 will effectoperation of the plug through the rigid joint elements 26, 28 and 31 tothereby control the position of the plug 35 with which the same isconnected.

It is pointed out that the sinuous one piece tubular member 17 whichcomprises the overflow arm, is fonned in this manner so as toaccommodate the various elements to be positioned in conjunction with astandard stud wall of so-called two by four construction in contrast tousual building construction wherein a socalled two by six wall is atleast necessary for this common type of construction and the equipmentprovided for use therein.

It is highly desirable that the overflow arm 17 be fonned in this mannersince it makes a very simple installation and readily effected with aminimum amount of joints and turns, and yet providing the necessaryoverflow connection and permitting operating mechanism to be manipulabletherewithin to effect control of the drain from the tub.

I claim:

1. In bath drain construction of the class described, in combination, atub having a drain outlet, a waste arm having a waste shoe at one endpositioned at the drain outlet of the tub, the other end of the armconnected to a drain tee having a seat therein, said tee beingpositioned within the outline of wall framing members, and having adrain end connected to a drain system, an overflow outlet in the tub, anoverflow head at said outlet, said head being outside of such wallframing members, and a sinuous rigid pipe connection from the overflowhead to the drain tee to convey liquid from the head to the tee, a drainshut off operating mechanism extending from the head to the tee in thesinuous connection, and including a plug to coact with said seat in thetee to prevent liquid outflow from the drain arm, lever means at theoverflow head, and rigid, joined elements heading from the lever meansto the plug, to raise and lower the same with respect to the seat.

2. ln bath drain construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein theconnection is a one-piece sinuous tubular member.

1. In bath drain construction of the class described, in combination, atub having a drain outlet, a waste arm having a waste shoe at one endpositioned at the drain outlet of the tub, the other end of the armconnected to a drain tee having a seat therein, said tee beingpositioned within the outline of wall framing members, and having adrain end connected to a drain system, an overflow outlet in the tub, anoverflow head at said outlet, said head being outside of such wallframing members, and a sinuous rigid pipe connection from the overflowhead to the drain tee to convey liquid from the head to the tee, a drainshut off operating mechanism extending from the head to the tee in thesinuous connection, and including a plug to coact with said seat in thetee to prevent liquid outflow from the drain arm, lever means at theoverflow head, and rigid, joined elements heading from the lever meansto the plug, to raise and lower the same with respect to the seat.
 2. Inbath drain construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection isa one-piece sinuous tubular member.